Urbanization is not about simply increasing the number of urban residents or expanding the area of cities. More importantly, it's about a complete change from rural to urban style in terms of industry structure, employment, living environment and social security.

Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world economy.

I was a student at Peking University for close to a decade, while a so-called 'knowledge explosion' was rapidly expanding. I was searching for not just knowledge, but also to mold a temperament, to cultivate a scholarly outlook.

Stable growth ensures employment.

Openness has been vital to Asia's fast growth in the past and it will continue to be crucial for the area's further development.

The market is the creator of social wealth and the wellspring of self-sustaining economic development.

Environmental pollution is a blight on people's quality of life and a trouble that weighs on their hearts.